Get ’em, Uncle Trump!
President Donald Trump has chimed in on the debate regarding golf ball distance by saying it’s a “ridiculous idea” to implement restrictions on balls that professionals hit.
A joint statement was issued Wednesday by the R&A and United States Golf Association, along with the DP World Tours and PGA, stating that regulations phasing in for 2028 will be delayed to 2030.
It was declared by Trump that the game of golf earned a “big victory,” posting on Truth Social, “Congratulations PGA Tour commissioner Brian Rolapp, the PGA Tour, and the Governing Bodies.”
“[A]nd also, the Great U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, for a BIG VICTORY where the USGA wanted to roll back the distance of a Golf Ball, for whatever reason, and now they are precluded from doing so, at least for a long number of years. (RELATED: Crowd Screams Bloody Murder As Fan Picks Up Rory McIlroy’s Ball After US Open Shot)
“It was a ridiculous idea, that nobody wanted, especially PGA Tour Players, and people that don’t want to go to a course to be told that their drives will be going 20 yards shorter,” Trump continued.
“What the USGA should do is agree that, far into the future, they will not allow the current ball to go further. In other words, they will keep the ball the same!” the president wrote. “The game of Golf is ‘hot as a pistol.’ The last thing we should do is tell people that, for no reason whatsoever, you will not be able to hit a ball as far as you used to.”
“Has anyone ever heard of anything so ridiculous?” closed out Trump.
How it was even a debate to control the distance of the ball is absolutely wild to me … what is golf becoming?